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Wednesday, August 08, 2007

I Feel a Change Comin' On

I don't know what is wrong with me. You all know how much I've got going on in my life -- I'm busy every minute of every day with something. I don't have a lot of time to sit around. And yet, for some reason, I'm really bored.

Is it the routineness of every day? Do I need to quit something or start something or dye my hair purple or put decals on my fingernails? Why is it that no matter how much laundry I do, it's never done? Day after day after day of laundry. And it's pretty boring laundry, too -- our clothes just aren't that exciting.

As I look at my life and evaluate it, I feel like I'm doing everything I should. I don't think I'm leaving out anything horribly important and I don't feel like I should quit what I do have going on. But if I'm doing what I'm supposed to, why am I so bored?

I always tell my kids that being bored is good once in awhile because it makes them use their heads and come up with something interesting and unusual to do. Not that unusual is always good, even for us grown-ups.

That's when it's time for a night out with the girls, which we have planned . Trust me, that change everything. And Karlene's right -- I'd love to see you with hot pink stripe on both of you when you show up at my house. Now THAT would be something to talk about.

Seriously, I generally go get a manicure, pedicure, have highlights and lowlights put in my hair or something like that when I'm bored, which is not very often. Much to the dismay of my sister-in-law who believes my toes must be in pristine condition at all times. Hey, I lose track of stuff like that with life going on and all.

You know, it's hard for me to respond to this because I don't remember being "bored." Not for a long time, anyway. I do really, really hate laundry and other housework, though. A friend of mine once described laundry as sucking the life out us, and I think that's true. However, even when I'm doing all those life-sucking things, I'm still thinking about my characters and wondering how I'm going to get them from point A to point B. No, bored isn't my problem. My problem is learning to relax and just enjoy the moment.I hope you figure out how to solve boredom, though, because then I'll know where to go if it does strike me.

Okay, so, to combine all these comments to come up with the perfect answer:

I'll dye my hair pink, go clothes shopping, try to be grateful for the fact that I'm bored, go hang with Candace and stand on one foot, and I'll think about my characters while doing it. Hmmm... that does sound like a lot of fun!! I do believe I shall! :)

Believe it or not, there's some credible evidence that boredom is directly related to low oxygen levels. DEEP BREATHING combined with mild stretching in intervals early morning, mid day and evening usually knocks it out. And if not, what the heck have you got to lose? It's free and good for your blood chemistry.